Should the SCOTUS be elected

[davidmg1]

Well just look at what this past election got us, so I also say NO!

[Houston3]

No, but I think we need to look at maybe having a time limit on how long they serve, and I don't mean for life.

[Houston3]

Originally Posted by domergurl

how about if the process of getting them there remains the same and the american people or the congress gets to vote to retain them every 10 years.

no...

[justNancy]

Originally Posted by Randomstudent

No. SCOTUS justices have to be fair jurists whose sole responsibility is to use judicial review and apply the constitution, the fact that they are vetted by the president and senate is enough. It would be too much of a conflict of interest, between doing whats right according to the constitution and winning re-election if they had to be elected. If SCOTUS justices had to be elected it would push us too close to the mob rule element of democracy that the founders were so wary of.

I totally agree. How could anyone campaign to be a Supreme Court Justice?

I also agree with this article quoting Fred Thompson on confirmation hearings. A judge needs to be selected based on his or her record, not a dog and pony show. (OMG! I'm agreeing with a Republican!)

[URL="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=605162"]Confirmation hearings pointless, waste of time (OneNewsNow.com)[/URL]

[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

Not elected but not allowed for life and not picked by one person either.

Far to important of a job for life terms and one person choosing who is the one.